John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford
John de Vere | |
|---|---|
De Vere | |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Howard |
| Issue | Sir Aubrey Vere John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford Sir George Vere Sir Richard Vere Thomas Vere Isabel Vere Joan Vere Mary Vere |
| Father | Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford |
| Mother | Alice Sergeaux |
John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford (23 April 1408 – 26 February 1462), was the son of Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford (1385? – 15 February 1417), and his second wife, Alice Sergeaux (1386–1452).[1] A Lancastrian loyalist during the latter part of his life, he was convicted of high treason and executed on Tower Hill on 26 February 1462.
Life
John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford, born 23 April 1408[2] at Hedingham Castle, was the elder son of Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford, and his second wife, Alice, the widow of Guy St Aubyn, and daughter of Sir Richard Sergeaux of Colquite, Cornwall, by his second wife, Philippa (d. 13 Sep 1399),[3] the daughter and co-heiress of Sir Edmund Arundel. Through their second son, Sir Robert Vere, the 11th Earl and his wife, Philippa, were the great-grandparents of John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford.[4]
The 12th Earl inherited his title as a minor at his father's death on 15 February 1417. Custody of his person and lands was granted firstly to the
Oxford was knighted at
In July 1436 Oxford mustered his
In the late 1440s, Oxford extended his political influence in East Anglia to Norfolk. He was regularly appointed a
As national politics became increasingly divided during the 1450s, Oxford did not immediately take sides, although he was a member of the council while the
After the
Marriage and issue
Oxford married, between 22 May and 31 August 1425, Elizabeth Howard, de jure Baroness Plaitz in her own right[17] (c. 1410–1475), the only child and heiress of Sir John Howard, 7th Lord and Baron Plaiz (c. 1385/6 – c. 1409), and his wife Joan Walton, the daughter of John Walton of Wivenhoe, Essex and Margery Sutton,[18] by whom he had five sons and three daughters:[19][20]
- Sir Aubrey Vere,[21] who married Anne Stafford, daughter of Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham
- John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford (1442–1513).[21]
- Sir George Vere, who married Margaret Stafford, daughter and heiress of Sir William Stafford of Sir Anthony Wingfield of Letheringham, Suffolk; Margaret; Dorothy, who married John Neville, 3rd Baron Latimer; and Ursula, who married firstly George Windsor (d. 1520), eldest son and heir of Andrew Windsor, 1st Baron Windsor, who predeceased his father, and secondly Sir Edmund Knightley.[22]
- Sir Richard Vere, who married Margaret, daughter of Sir Henry Percy and widow of Henry, 3rd Baron Grey of Codnor.[21]
- Sir Thomas Vere.[21]
- Mary Vere, a nun at Barking Abbey.[20][21]
- Joan (or Jane) Vere, who married ]
- Elizabeth Vere, who married William Bourchier.[24][21]
Notes
- ^ Ross 2011, p. 18
- ^ Ross 2011, p. 22
- ISBN 978-1461045205.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link - ^ Richardson 2004, pp. 370, 738; Cokayne 1945, p. 238; Castor 2004.
- ^ Richardson 2004, pp. 234, 738; Cokayne 1945, pp. 236, 238; Castor 2004.
- ^ Richardson 2004, pp. 234, 738; Cokayne 1945, pp. 236, 238; Castor 2004.
- ^ Cokayne 1945, p. 237; Castor 2004.
- ^ Cokayne 1945, p. 237; Castor 2004.
- ^ Castor 2004.
- ^ Castor 2004.
- ^ Cokayne 1945, p. 237; Castor 2004.
- ^ Castor 2004; Richardson 2004, p. 674.
- ^ Cokayne 1945, p. 237; Castor 2004.
- ^ Mitchell, R.J. (1938). John Tiptoft (1427–1470). London. p. 85.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Ross 2011, p. 39 + n.119
- ^ Castor 2004
- ^ SHARPE (Publisher.), John (1830). Sharpe's Peerage of the British Empire exhibiting its present state and deducing the existing descents from the ancient nobility of England, Scotland and Ireland.
- ^ The History and Antiquities of the County of Norfolk, Volume 6 by Mostyn John Armstrong p. 159
- ^ Cokayne 1945, p. 238.
- ^ a b Ross 2011, p. 23.
- ^ a b c d e f g Richardson IV 2011, p. 273.
- ^ Richardson IV 2011, p. 273, 276.
- ^ Ross 2011, pp. 23, 45, 80.
- ^ Ross 2011, pp. 23, 80.
References
- Capital Punishment UK homepage. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Mar. 2017.
- Castor, Helen (2004). "Vere, John de, twelfth earl of Oxford,(1408–1462), magnate". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/28213. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- Cokayne, George Edward (1945). The Complete Peerage, edited by H.A. Doubleday. Vol. X. London: St. Catherine Press. pp. 233–239.
- Gunn, S.J. (2008). "Vere, John de, thirteenth earl of Oxford, 1442–1513, magnate". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/28214. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- Kohl, Benjamin G. (2006). "Tiptoft (Tibetot), John, first earl of Worcester (1427–1470), administrator and humanist". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/27471. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- Richardson, Douglas (2011). Everingham, Kimball G. (ed.). Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families. Vol. IV (2nd ed.). Salt Lake City. p. 273. ISBN 978-1460992708.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link - Richardson, Douglas (2004). Everingham, Kimball G. (ed.). Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company Inc.
- Ross, James (2011). John de Vere, Thirteenth Earl of Oxford (1442–1513); "The Foremost Man of the Kingdom". Woodbridge, Suffolk: The Boydell Press.
- Weir, Alison (1996). The Wars of the Roses. Ballantine Books. ISBN 9780345404336.
Oxford's sufferings were intense: he was disembowelled, then castrated, and finally, still conscious, burned alive.
Attribution:
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain- James, Tait (1899). "Vere, John de (1443–1513)". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 58. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 240–242.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain
- James, Tait (1899). "Vere, Aubrey de (1340?–1400)". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 58. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 221.
